Culdcept The First is now available on PC Steam worldwide

by Mikhail Madnani on 30 July, 2026

CityConnection has launched Culdcept The First on PC (Steam) worldwide today with a 10% launch discount for a limited time.

Culdcept The First is priced at $29.99 / €29.99/ £24.99 and it will be launching for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on September 8 with a physical release also planned. You can find the launch details from CityConnection below:

Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, in partnership with developers City Connection and in cooperation with series creators Omiya Soft, announced today that the highly-regarded 1997 SEGA Saturn strategy title Culdcept The First, arrives on PC, starting today, available to purchase on Steam.
Hailed as a classic by lovers of the SEGA Saturn original, Culdcept The First has long been admired for it;s fiendishly captivating gameplay, a unique fusion of board game and card game, with a deep gameplay mechanic that’s hard to put down!
Arriving in an all-new enhanced version, Culdcept The First is finally playable with English subtitles and complemented with quality of life features for the modern gamer.
In Culdcept The First, gamers enter the fictional universe of Culdra Space, created by the omnipotent Goddess Culdra; creator of Culdcept, a book strong enough to wield the power of creation itself. Players assume the role of a ‘Cepter’ heading into battle with their Book, a self-constructed 50-card deck.
The roll of the dice decides your fate, as players move through the map, summoning a huge range of otherworldly creatures, using their cards to progress. In Culdcept The First, gamers can claim their territory via strategic placement of their creatures, using their Spell Cards to manipulate dice rolls to support their creatures or sabotage other players!
Culdcept The First is finally available to English speaking players and comes complete with quality-of-life enhancements, designed for the modern gamer. Features include:

Rewind the game to any point where a Checkpoint was passed at a Fort or the Castle.

Quick Save & Load enables players to save and load at any time, independent of the main game's standard save function.

Bonus Pack increases the number of Reward Cards received at the end of a match. (can be toggled ON/OFF in the options menu).

Reveal Hands is a brand-new feature allowing gamers to constantly display both their own and their opponent's hand on-screen—information that was only visible at specific times in the original version. Reveal Hands can be toggled ON/OFF, and the display size adjusts automatically depending on the game's screen layout.

Language Switching allows gamers to play the game in either Japanese or English.

Culdcept The First is available for purchase today for PC gamers via Steam for an SRP of: $29.99 / €29.99/ £24.99, and is expected to launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S later this year.